Nursing-bottle holder



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ROBERT ARTHUR LAKE, OF DANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

NURSING-BOTTLE HOLDER;

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 602,991, dated April26, 1898.

A li ti fil d March 10, 1897. Serial No. 626,766. No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT ARTHUR LAKE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNursing-Bottle I-Iolders; and I do hereby declare the following to beafull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to baby-chair attachments, and more particularly tonursingbottle holders.

My object is to provide a holder of extremely simple and cheapconstruction which can be readily attached to the table or tray of ababy-chair and will secure the nursingbottle in proper position, beingadapted for any desired adjustment and thereby preventing the same frombeing misplaced or broken.

Having the foregoing objects in view, the invention consists of a deviceof the class described comprising certain improved features and novelcombinations of parts appearing more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing thedevice in use; Fig. 2, a front end view; Fig. 3, alongitudinal section.Fig. i is a plan view of the tray detached from the box.-

The numeral 1 designates the tray or table of a baby-chair. The body ofmy improved holder is shown at 2, the same being open at the top andprovided with a hinged cover 2. Its outer end 8 is flat, but its innerend or that part which lies nearest the child is rounded at 4 andprovided with an elongated vertically-extended slot 5, which is madewith a circular enlargement 6 at its upper end.

The numerals 7 designate two straps which pass through the box or holderlongitudinally thereof and immediately above its bottom, and they areprovided with buckles, so that they can be passed around the table ortray of the chair, so that the device can be tightly secured.

The numeral 8 designates a tray which fits within the box or holder,being of the same shape as the latter, but of somewhat greater length,and it is provided with a finger-hole 9. At the rounded end of the traythere are prongs 10. The tray is located inside the holderin inclinedrelation thereto,the straight end of the tray being situated near thetop of the holder and the rounded end provided with teeth or prongs andbeing located lower down, according to the height at which the bottle isto be held, the prongs engaging with the box and securing the tray.

The nursing-bottle is shown at 11, and the same rests on the tray insidethe holder, with its neck located in the slot. The said bottle by itsweight serves to keep the prongs or teeth engaged with the holder andretain the tray at the proper height. The enlarged portion of the slot,at the upper end thereof, is to initially receive the nipple of thebottle, so that the neck thereof can be introduced into the slot.

The device can be readily adjusted by inserting the finger in theopening 9 of the tray and causing the rear straight end of the same toassume a more nearly perpendicular po sition, whereupon the prongs canbe disengaged. After the tray has been brought to the proper positionwhen the bottle is placed thereon it will again wedge itself in theholder.

The invention is extremely simple and cheap and can be applied to anybaby-chair having a tray or table, while the nursing-bottle is always inthe proper position and cannot become mislaid or broken.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a holder, ofa tray located therein which is of greater length than the holder, saidtray being provided with teeth at one end which are adapted to engagewith the holder, and its other end being adapted to.

wedge against said holder, whereby to maintain the tray in inclinedposition.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a holderhaving an elongated slot through its side, of an adjustable tray locatedin the holder, and means for securing the tray at any point within thesame, said tray being adapted to support the nursing-bottle inside ofthe holder and the slot to receive the neck of said bottle.

3. In a device of the class described, the

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1 0 whereby said tray is rendered adjustable and adapted to maintainitself in inclined position.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT ARTHUR LAKE.

Witnesses:

R. MEANEY, EDWARD W. BUTLER.

